Thread: Crumbling edge

The first question is what did the edge look like before you started monkeying with it?

If it's a fairly new razor and was in otherwise good shape and only needed minor honing I would never be using a 1K hone on it. I probably would have started with the 8K and seen what happened.

Usually crumbling edges are caused by corrosion or some defect in the steel on the edge or your honing too much and making the edge too thin or your using too much pressure.

Of course if the edge crumbled your going to have to redo the edge again so just take it easy and do as little as you have to with the highest grit hone which will do the job in a reasonable time. Once reestablished move higher in grits.